Anthony F. Ciampi Explained

Anthony F. Ciampi
Predecessor:Robert W. Brady
Predecessor3:Joseph O'Callaghan
Order3:4th
Office3:List of presidents of Loyola University MarylandPresident of Loyola College in Maryland
Termend3:1866
Termstart3:1863
Successor2:Peter J. Blenkinsop
Predecessor2:John Early
Termend2:1854
Termstart2:1851
Successor1:James Clark
Predecessor1:Peter J. Blenkinsop
Termend1:1861
Termstart1:1857
Successor:Joseph B. O'Hagan
Termend:1873
Honorific Prefix:The Reverend
Termstart:1869
Order:4th, 6th & 8th
Office:List of presidents of the College of the Holy CrossPresident of the College of the Holy Cross
Module:
Child:yes
Ordination:July 23, 1848
Ordained By:Samuel Eccleston
Birth Name:Antonio Francesco Ciampi
Resting Place:Jesuit Community Cemetery
Alt:Black and white photograph of Anthony F. Ciampi
Caption:Portrait of Anthony Ciampi
Death Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Birth Place:Rome, Papal States
Birth Date:29 January 1816
Successor3:John Early
Honorific Suffix:SJ

Anthony Francis Ciampi (born Antonio Francesco Ciampi; January 29, 1816 – November 24, 1893) was an Italian priest of the Catholic Church and member of the Society of Jesus.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Antonio F. Ciampi was born on January 29, 1816, to a prominent family in Rome in the Papal States. One of his uncles was Cardinal Giuseppe Sala. Ciampi studied at the Roman College,[4] before entering the Jesuit novitiate at Sant'Andrea al Quirinale in Rome on September 7, 1832. He then studiedphilosophy at the Roman College, before teaching grammar at a Jesuit school in Piacenza from 1839 to 1840. After this, Ciampi taught grammar and the humanities in Ferrara from 1840 to 1844. In 1845, he returned to Rome to study theology for one year.

James A. Ryder, the president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, invited young Jesuits from the Roman College to become missionaries to the United States. Ciampi accepted this invitation and sailed for the United States. He continued his studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he was ordained a priest on July 23, 1848. He was then engaged as a minister or missionary in various Jesuit institutions for three years.

College of the Holy Cross

First presidency

Ciampi was appointed the President of the College of the Holy Cross on August 28, 1851. Within a year of his appointment, on July 14, 1852, a devastating fire consumed the entire college building, except for its east wing and library, despite the efforts of the fire department and local citizens of Worcester to haul water a quarter of a mile up the hill from the river. The student dormitories with their possessions were lost, and the uninsured college faced a cost of $50,000. The fire was believed to have begun on the third floor by a professor who was burning old examination papers. Left without any place to stay, the neighbors offered lodging to the faculty and students. Within a few months, work began on rebuilding the school using the contributions of donors throughout the Diocese of Boston. A new and larger building was opened on October 3, 1853.

Ciampi professed his fourth vow on September 8, 1852.

Loyola College in Maryland

Ciampi became the rector of the Jesuits' St. Stanislaus novitiate in Frederick, Maryland,[5] in 1883, succeeding Archibald J. Tisdall. He held this office until August 26, 1887, when he was succeeded by Michael O'Kane.

Death and legacy

Ciampi died on November 24, 1893, aged 77, at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. He was buried in the Jesuit Community Cemetery at Georgetown.

Ciampi Hall at the College of the Holy Cross opened on March 25, 1991, as the school's Jesuit residence.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rev. Anthony Ciampi, S.J.. College of the Holy Cross. https://web.archive.org/web/20160823223104/https://www.holycross.edu/archives-and-special-collections/rev-anthony-ciampi-sj. August 23, 2016. live. December 15, 2018.
  2. Web site: Photo Perspective - Founders and Presidents: Rev. Anthony Ciampi, S.J.. College of the Holy Cross. https://web.archive.org/web/20160824022643/https://www.holycross.edu/archives-and-special-collections/photo-perspective-founders-and-presidents-rev-anthony-ciampi-sj. August 24, 2016. live. December 15, 2018.
  3. Web site: Position Specification: Chief of Public Safety. Spelman Johnson. https://web.archive.org/web/20181216000656/https://www.spelmanandjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/SJ-Position-Specification-Holy-Cross-Safety-Final.pdf. December 16, 2018. live. December 16, 2018.
  4. News: Father Anthony Ciampi, S.J. (1816-1893). McNamara. Pat. July 24, 2012. Patheos. December 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427130611/https://www.patheos.com/blogs/mcnamarasblog/2012/07/father-anthony-ciampi-s-j-1816-1893.html. April 27, 2016. live.
  5. Web site: February 24, 2023 . From Mission to Social Justice: Four Centuries of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203110557/https://library.georgetown.edu/exhibition/mission-social-justice-four-centuries-maryland-province-society-jesus . February 3, 2023 . July 3, 2023 . Georgetown University Library.

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